Lausavísur — Hergunnr LvVIII (HjǪ)
HergunnrHergunnr, Lausavísur — Vol. 8 — Richard L. Harris
Richard L. Harris (forthcoming), ‘ Hergunnr, Lausavísur’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=3146> (accessed 23 April 2024)
Tölum ek treysti at tala við höfþingja,
þó munum vér lítit, þat er til vegar horfir.
Skulum til skála skunda göngu
ok menn mildungs merkja á seyði.
‘I trust in my powers of speech to talk with chieftains, yet we [I] will [do] little that leads to honour. We shall speed our course to the hall and observe the prince’s men on the fire. ’
Held ek upp hrömmum; hér máttu, jöfurr, líta
hendr Hergunnar; hefi ek negl óskorna.
Rifna mun þín ólpa, ef vit, jöfurr, finnumz;
þér skal ei kyrt klappa, konungr inn suðræni.
‘I hold up my paws; here you can see, prince, Hergunnr’s hands; I have uncut nails. Your cloak will be ripped if we two meet, prince; you will not be stroked gently, southern king. ’
Hvar ertu Margerðr, mær in öflgasta?
Vinnr þú sigr lítinn á siklings liði.
Hryggr er hálflaminn en herðar brotnar,
sterkr er stafnbúi; stökkva mun nú verða.
‘Where are you Margerðr, most powerful maiden? You are gaining small victory over the prince’s company. [My] back is half crippled, and my shoulders broken, the forecastle-man [Hjálmþér] is strong; now we must take flight. ’
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